OF PROTHONOTARY AND RECORDER OF DEEDS. CHAPTER 60. OF PROTHONOTARY AND RECORDER OF DEEDS. AN ACT to authorize the Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle county, and the Recorder of Deeds in and for said county, to procure a new Press and Seal of Office. tary and Re Deeds of procure new SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: That Peter A. Horty, Prothonotary of the Prothono Superior Court of the State of Delaware in and for New corder of Castle county, and James T. Shallcross, Recorder of Deeds New Castle in and for said county, be and they are hereby each respect- county to ively authorized to procure, each for his office respectively, presses and a new press and seal, each of said seals to be made of steel or brass, of the same diameter as the present seals respectively and engraven with the same devices, and when completed the said seals shall be respectively taken, adjudged and deemed to be the seals of the said Superior Court in and for New Castle County and of the said office of said Recorder of Deeds in and for said county. seals. seals to be destroyed. SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That when the said Cause old seals shall be so procured, as aforesaid, the said prothonotary broken and and the said recorder of deeds shall cause the present seals in their respective offices to be respectively broken and destroyed in the presence of the high sheriff of said county. SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That the Levy Levy Court Court of New Castle county shall pay the necessary costs to pay cost. and expenses of procuring said new presses and seals. Fassed at Dover, May 12, 1891. OF PROTHONOTARIES. Prothonotary of Su of Sussex county to indices of CHAPTER 61. OF PROTHONOTARIES. AN ACT to authorize the Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the SECTION 1. That the Prothonotary of the Superior Court perior Court of the State of Delaware in and for Sussex county be and he is hereby authorized and directed to make, or cause to be make new made, new and complete direct and reverse indices of all judgments. the judgments in his office from the April term, 1862, of said Superior Court to the present time. In making said indices he shall use the Campbell system of indexing, and he is hereby authorized to procure such books as shall be neces How paid sary and proper for that purpose, the cost of which shall be paid by the Levy Court of Sussex county. for. Commissioners. Compensa tion of Pro paid. SECTION 2. That Alfred P. Robinson and Charles F. Richards, Esquires, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners, whose duty it shall be to examine said indices after the said prothonotary shall have completed the same, and if they approve of the execution and correctness of the said indices they shall certify their approval on each record thereof, and that then and after such certificates the said indices shall become and be the indices to all the judgments which are of record in the said Superior Court in and for Sussex county aforesaid, from the said April term, 1862, to the present time. SECTION 3. That the said prothonotary shall receive for thonotary. his services in making said indices, authorized by this act, a just and reasonable compensation, to be determined by said By whom commissioners, and shall be paid the sum so awarded him by said commissioners by the Levy Court of Sussex county, upon having filed with it the certificate of said commissioners of their approval of said indices and the sum so awarded to the said prothonotary. Compensa tion of Com SECTION 4. That the Levy-Court of Sussex county shall missioners. pay to the said commissioners a just and reasonable compensation for their services. Passed at Dover, April 10, 1891. OF THE CLERK OF THE ORPHANS' COURT. CHAPTER 62. OF THE CLERK OF THE ORPHANS' COURT. AN ACT to authorize the Clerk of the Orphans' Court of New Castle Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Court of county to SECTION I. That the Clerk of the Orphans' Court of the Clerk of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle county be and he is Orphans' hereby authorized and directed to make or cause to be made New Castle a true and correct copy of the indexes of the Orphans' Court make copy for said county heretofore and now in use (pursuant to the Campbell system in one or more volumes as he may deem most advisable). of indexes. Judge to ap missioners. SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That when said Associate copy shall have been completed the Associate Judge of the point ComSuperior Court resident in New Castle county shall appoint two commissioners, whose duty it shall be forthwith to examine such copy as aforesaid, and if they approve of the execution and correctness thereof they shall certify the same to be a true and faithful copy of said indexes and then and after such certificate the said copy shall become and be the Orphans' Court index or indexes of said county in lieu of those heretofore and now in use. tion of clerk sioners. SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That after the Compensasaid commissioners shall have certified, as aforesaid, the and commisSuperior Court at its next term thereafter in said county shall determine and make a just and reasonable allowance to the said clerk and commissioners for their services in this behalf, which allowance shall be paid by the Levy Court of New Castle county. Passed at Dover, May 14, 1891. OF THE JANITOR OF THE STATE HOUSE. Governor to appoint a Term of office. CHAPTER 63. OF THE JANITOR OF THE STATE HOUSE. AN ACT to authorize the appointment of a Janitor for the State House. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: SECTION I. The Governor shall on the first Tuesday in janitor for May, in the year A. D. 1891, and every two years thereafter, State House appoint a janitor for the State House, who shall hold his office for the term of two years, unless sooner removed by the Governor, and until his successor is appointed and duly qualified. Before entering upon the duties of his office he shall be sworn or affirmed to perform the duties of his office with fidelity, and shall give bond in the sum of five hundred Official bond dollars with two sureties to be approved by the Governor conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as janitor. The oath or affirmation and bond shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Oath of office. SECTION 2. It shall be the duty of the janitor under the order and direction of the librarian to take care of the furniture and property belonging to the State, to keep clean and in good order all the rooms, offices, apartments, library, halls, stairways, cellars, in said State House and the grounds attached thereto and the pavements in front of said building or otherwise attached thereto, and attend to the heaters, stoves and all fires, and to perform all labor necessary for heating said building or any part thereof during the sessions of the General Assembly, and all other times, and properly care for the furniture and property in all parts of the building during the sessions of the General Assembly and to preserve as much as possible the property belonging to the State from injury by moth insect or other unnecessary injury during the vacation of the General Assembly. SECTION 3. That the janitor shall receive for his services as such officer the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars per year, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to draw upon the State Treasurer at the end of each quarter for the quarter due. SECTION 4. That it shall be the duty of the librarian to make a report in writing to the State Treasurer at the end of OF THE JANITOR OF THE STATE HOUSE. to each quarter the condition of the building, property and grounds and of the faithful performance by the janitor of his duties under this act. If the report shall show that Failure of the janitor has not performed the duties of his office faith-perform his fully, the State Treasurer shall not pay such draft but shall duties. notify the janitor, giving his reasons for not paying the same, and such draft shall not be paid until the report of the librarian shall show a faithful performance of the duties of the janitor under this act. Janitor. SECTION 5. That the Governor shall have power to re- Removal of move the janitor at any time for cause satisfactory to himself and appoint another person in his place for the unexpired term. SECTION 6. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with Inconsistent this act are hereby repealed. Passed at Dover, April 27, 1891. acts repealed CHAPTER 64. OF THE JANITOR FOR THE STATE HOUSE. AN ACT to authorize the appointment of a Janitor for the State House. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: SECTION I. The Governor shall on the first day of July, in Governor to the year A. D. 1891, and every two years thereafter, appoint Janitor of a janitor for the State House, who shall hold his office for State House the term of two years unless sooner removed by the Governor Term of and until his successor is appointed and duly qualified. office. Before entering upon the duties of his office he shall be Oath of sworn or affirmed to perform the duties of his office with fidelity and shall give bond in the sum of five hundred official bond dollars, with two sureties, to be approved by the Governor, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as Oath and janitor. The oath or affirmation and bond shall be filed in led the office of the Secretary of State. office. bond to be |